BBC Music, Volume 24, Number 3: Christ Is Born

~ Release by The Queen’s Six (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

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UK release with tracklist on backcover

Annotation last modified on 2023-01-03 11:25 UTC.

Tracklist

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1O Come All Ye Faithful
recording engineer and producer:
Adam Binks
vocals:
The Queen’s Six
recorded at:
St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle (Windsor Castle) in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (on 2015-09-10)
recording of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (arr. Willcocks)
additional composer:
David Hill (British organist and conductor) and Christopher Robinson (British conductor & organist)
composer:
John Francis Wade
arranger:
David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
translator:
Frederick Oakeley
publisher:
Oxford University Press
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 30)
arrangement of:
O Come, All Ye Faithful (English version of Latin “Adeste fideles”)
John Francis Wade arr. David Willcocks4:47
2Hodie Christus natus est
recording engineer and producer:
Adam Binks
vocals:
The Queen’s Six
recorded at:
Ascot Priory in Ascot, Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (from 2015-09-08 until 2015-09-10)
recording of:
Hodie Christus natus est, T 124 (à 4, Gradualia II (1607))
composer:
William Byrd (English composer)
part of:
William Byrd: A Research and Information Guide, 3rd ed. (Turbet [T]) (number: T 124)
part of:
Gradualia ac cantiones sacrae, Liber 2 (1607)
William Byrd2:10
3Coventry Carol
recording engineer and producer:
Adam Binks
vocals:
The Queen’s Six
recorded at:
Ascot Priory in Ascot, Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (from 2015-09-08 until 2015-09-10)
recording of:
Coventry Carol (Martin Shaw arrangement)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Martin Shaw (British composer)
arrangement of:
Coventry Carol
[traditional] arr. Martin Shaw2:22
4Pastime With Good Company
recording engineer and producer:
Adam Binks
vocals:
The Queen’s Six
recorded at:
Ascot Priory in Ascot, Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (from 2015-09-08 until 2015-09-10)
recording of:
Pastime With Good Company
composer:
King Henry VIII of England
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: V9345)
King Henry VIII of England1:35
5O nata lux
recording engineer and producer:
Adam Binks
vocals:
The Queen’s Six
recorded at:
Ascot Priory in Ascot, Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (from 2015-09-08 until 2015-09-10)
recording of:
O nata lux (à 5, Cantiones sacrae (1575))
composer:
Thomas Tallis (composer)
part of:
Cantiones quae ab argumento sacrae vocantur (1575)
Thomas Tallis1:47
6Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen
recording engineer and producer:
Adam Binks
vocals:
The Queen’s Six
recorded at:
Ascot Priory in Ascot, Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (from 2015-09-08 until 2015-09-10)
recording of:
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (Praetorius’ harmonisation)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Michael Praetorius (composer and organist) (in 1609)
arrangement of:
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (original anonymous version)
[traditional] arr. Michael Praetorius3:41
7Laudate nomen Domini
recording engineer and producer:
Adam Binks
vocals:
The Queen’s Six
recorded at:
Ascot Priory in Ascot, Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (from 2015-09-08 until 2015-09-10)
recording of:
Laudate nomen Domini
composer:
Christopher Tye (English composer & organist, c. 1505–1573) (in 1553)
Christopher Tye1:36
8It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
recording engineer and producer:
Adam Binks
vocals:
The Queen’s Six
recorded at:
St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle (Windsor Castle) in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (on 2015-09-10)
recording of:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (“Noel” version, descant Willcocks)
lyricist:
Edmund Sears (American church author) (in 1849)
composer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
additional arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
arranger:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
arrangement of:
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (“Noel” version)
[traditional] arr. A Sullivan & D Willcocks3:11
9In the Bleak Midwinter
recording engineer and producer:
Adam Binks
vocals:
The Queen’s Six
recorded at:
Ascot Priory in Ascot, Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (from 2015-09-08 until 2015-09-10)
recording of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (Gustav Holst version)
lyricist:
Christina Rossetti
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (in 1906)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 28)
is based on:
Cranham (hymn tune)
version of:
In the Bleak Midwinter (poem)
part of:
3 Hymns for the English Hymnal
Gustav Holst4:13
10Away in a Manger
recording engineer and producer:
Adam Binks
vocals:
The Queen’s Six
recorded at:
Ascot Priory in Ascot, Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (from 2015-09-08 until 2015-09-10)
recording of:
Away in a Manger (Jaques arrangement of a Norman tune)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Reginald Jacques (choral and orchestral conductor)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
[traditional] arr. Reginald Jacques2:37
11Gabriel's Message
recording engineer and producer:
Adam Binks
vocals:
The Queen’s Six
recorded at:
Ascot Priory in Ascot, Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (from 2015-09-08 until 2015-09-10)
recording of:
Gabriel's Message (arr. Pettman)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Edgar Pettman
translator:
Sabine Baring‐Gould
arrangement of:
The Angel Gabriel
[traditional] arr. Edgar Pettman2:33
12Crown of Roses
recording engineer and producer:
Adam Binks
vocals:
The Queen’s Six
recorded at:
Ascot Priory in Ascot, Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (from 2015-09-08 until 2015-09-10)
recording of:
The Crown of Roses (for a cappella mixed choir)
lyricist:
Алексей Плещеев (until 1877)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1889)
translator:
Geoffrey Dearmer (poet)
translated version of:
Sixteen Songs for Children, op. 54: no. 5. Legend (for mixed choir)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky2:39
13O Little Town of Bethlehem
recording engineer and producer:
Adam Binks
vocals:
The Queen’s Six
recorded at:
St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle (Windsor Castle) in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (on 2015-09-10)
recording of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “Forest Green”, as sung in the UK and the Episcopal Church in the U.S.)
lyricist:
Phillips Brooks (in 1868)
additional composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1906)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
publisher:
Oxford University Press (in 1906)
part of:
The New English Hymnal (hymn book) (number: 32)
is based on:
The Ploughboy's Dream
version of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)
[traditional] arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams & Thomas Armstrong3:13
14The Christ-Child Lay on Mary's Lap
recording engineer and producer:
Adam Binks
vocals:
The Queen’s Six
recorded at:
Ascot Priory in Ascot, Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (from 2015-09-08 until 2015-09-10)
recording of:
The World's Desire (A Sequence for Epiphany), op. 91: "The Christ-child lay on Mary's lap"
lyricist:
Gilbert Keith Chesterton
composer:
Kenneth Leighton (composer) (in 1984)
part of:
The World's Desire (A Sequence for Epiphany), op. 91
Kenneth Leighton3:21
15Balulalow
recording engineer and producer:
Adam Binks
vocals:
The Queen’s Six
recorded at:
Ascot Priory in Ascot, Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (from 2015-09-08 until 2015-09-10)
recording of:
Balulalow
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Richard Madden (in 1989)
Richard Madden1:48
16Lullay, My Liking
recording engineer and producer:
Adam Binks
vocals:
The Queen’s Six
recorded at:
Ascot Priory in Ascot, Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (from 2015-09-08 until 2015-09-10)
recording of:
Lullay, My Liking
composer:
Thomas Hewitt Jones (in 2014)
Thomas Hewitt Jones5:21
17Out of Your Sleep
recording engineer and producer:
Adam Binks
vocals:
The Queen’s Six
recorded at:
Ascot Priory in Ascot, Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (from 2015-09-08 until 2015-09-10)
recording of:
Five Carols: 2. Out of your sleep
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Sir Richard Rodney Bennett (English composer) (in 1967)
part of:
Five Carols
Richard Rodney Bennett1:34
18Corpus Christi Carol
recording engineer and producer:
Adam Binks
vocals:
The Queen’s Six
recorded at:
Ascot Priory in Ascot, Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (from 2015-09-08 until 2015-09-10)
recording of:
Corpus Christi Carol
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Matthew Coleridge
Matthew Coleridge2:45
19Adam Lay Ybounden
recording engineer and producer:
Adam Binks
vocals:
The Queen’s Six
arranger:
Richard Pinel (conductor and organist)
recorded at:
St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle (Windsor Castle) in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (on 2015-09-10)
recording of:
Adam Lay y-Bounden (Warlock version)
composer:
Peter Warlock (British composer) (in 1922)
Peter Warlock arr. Richard Pinel1:18
20Of the Father's Heart Begotten
recording engineer and producer:
Adam Binks
vocals:
The Queen’s Six
recorded at:
St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle (Windsor Castle) in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (on 2015-09-10)
recording of:
Of the Father's Heart Begotten (arr. Willcocks)
lyricist:
Aurelius Prudentius
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
arrangement of:
Of the Father’s Heart Begotten
[traditional] arr. David Willcocks4:50
21God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
recording engineer and producer:
Adam Binks
vocals:
The Queen’s Six
arranger:
Simon Whiteley
recorded at:
Ascot Priory in Ascot, Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (from 2015-09-08 until 2015-09-10)
recording of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (traditional, no arrangement credits here)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 394)
[traditional] arr. Simon Whiteley2:57
22Let It Snow
recording engineer and producer:
Adam Binks
vocals:
The Queen’s Six
arranger:
Jonathan Darbourne
recorded at:
Ascot Priory in Ascot, Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (from 2015-09-08 until 2015-09-10)
recording of:
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn (in 1945-07)
composer:
Jule Styne (in 1945-07)
publisher:
Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Chappell/Morris Ltd., Cherry Lane Music Ltd., Imagen Music, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Producers Music Publishing Co., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Jule Styne & Sammy Cahn arr. Jonathan Darbourne3:03
23Jingle Bells
recording engineer and producer:
Adam Binks
vocals:
The Queen’s Six
arranger:
Keith Roberts (composer & arranger)
recorded at:
Ascot Priory in Ascot, Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (from 2015-09-08 until 2015-09-10)
recording of:
Jingle Bells
lyricist and composer:
James Lord Pierpont (in 1850)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
composed at and lyrics written at:
Simpson Tavern in Medford, Massachusetts, United States (in 1850)
J Lord Pierpont arr. Keith Roberts2:20
24Silent Night
recording engineer and producer:
Adam Binks
vocals:
The Queen’s Six
arranger:
Keith Roberts (composer & arranger)
recorded at:
Ascot Priory in Ascot, Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (from 2015-09-08 until 2015-09-10)
recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (composer/author) (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (composer/author) (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 27088)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
Franz Gruber arr. Keith Roberts3:19
25Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
recording engineer and producer:
Adam Binks
vocals:
The Queen’s Six
recorded at:
St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle (Windsor Castle) in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom (on 2015-09-10)
recording of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (arr. Willcocks)
additional lyricist:
George Whitefield (in 1753)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1739)
additional composer:
William H. Cummings (in 1855)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1840)
arranger:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
arrangement of:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Christmas carol)
Mendelssohn arr. David Willcocks2:54

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Release

liner notes:Terry Blain
part of:The BBC Music Magazine Collection (number: vol. 24 no. 3) (order: 99)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/10501014 [info]